TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

National Assessment

for

AGRICULTURAL CROP
PRODUCTION NC II
(COC 1 – Perform Nursery Operations)

ASSESSOR’S GUIDE
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION ARRANGEMENTS

1. To attain the National Qualification of AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC

II the candidate must demonstrate competence in all the units of competency listed
below. Successful candidate shall be awarded a National Certificate signed by the
TESDA Director General.

Unit Code Basic Units of Competency

500311105 Participate in workplace communication

500311106 Work in team environment
500311107 Practice career professionalism
500311108 Practice occupational health and safety procedures

Unit Code Common Units of Competency

AGR321201 Apply safety measures in farm operations

AGR321202 Use farm tools and equipment
AGR321203 Perform estimation and basic calculations
AGR321204 Process farm wastes
AGR321205 Perform record keeping

Unit Code Core Units of Competency

AGR321320 Perform nursery operations

AGR321321 Plant crops
AGR321322 Care and maintain crops
AGR321323 Carry-out harvest and postharvest operations

2. The Qualification of AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC II may also be

acquired through the accumulation of Certificates of Competency (COCs) in all the
following units of competency:

 Perform nursery operations

 Plant crops
 Care and maintain crops
 Carry-out harvest and postharvest operations

3. Upon accumulation and submission of all COCs acquired, an individual shall be

issued the corresponding National Certificate.

4. Assessment shall focus on the core units of competency. The basic and common
units are assessed concurrently with the core units.

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5. The following are qualified to apply for assessment and certification:

 Graduates of formal, non-formal and informal including

enterprise-based training programs
 Experienced Workers (wage employed or self-employed)

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 EVIDENCE PLAN

Qualification: AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC II

Unit o competency: PERFORM NURSERY OPERATIONS

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Ways in which evidence will be collected:

Demonstration /
Observation

Questioning
with Oral
The evidence must show that the candidate…

 Prepare nursery tools, farm implements and

simple equipment
 Prepares tools and simple equipment are according
X
work requirements
 Performs basic pre-operative activities such as checking
of tools and equipment in accordance with X
manufacturer’s manual and GAP standard.
 Segregates and treats damaged and corroded tools
X
according to maintenance plan and procedures.
 Maintain nursery facilities
 Maintain nursery sanitation according to GAP
X
s
standard.
 Performs repair and maintenance of nursery facilities X
 Applies preventive measures for inclement weather X
 Practices safety measures according to OSHS X

 Handles seeds/planting materials

 Determines seeds/planting materials according to
X
kinds and varieties.
 Selects quality seeds according to prescribed
X
characteristics
 Conducts seed testing to determine the percentage
germination of the seed stock in accordance with X
the standard procedures
 Treats planting materials following standard protocol. X
 Performs seed treatment for germination
X
purposes based on type of crop*

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  Prepares growing media
 Prepares growing media according to prescribed
X
mixture*
 Prepares seedbed based on crop species X
 Place growing media in prescribed containers according
X
to crop requirements
 Arrange and labels pots or seedling trays according
X
to varieties/species.
 Conducts propagation activities
 Sets-up a nursery shed according to plant requirement X
 Selects quality seedlings based on
X
prescribed characteristics
 Performs plant propagation techniques based on
X
recommended practices*
 Maintains the plant based on recommended practices X
 Selects quality seedlings and other propagation
X
materials based on established criteria of the
crop*
NOTE: *Critical Aspects of Competency

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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ASSESSOR

Qualification : AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC II

Unit of Competency : PERFORM NURSERY OPERATIONS

1. Using the given materials, tools, equipment and facilities, instruct the candidate on the
following:

a. Segregate tools, farm implements and simple equipment and their corresponding
functions/uses and prepare them for pre-operation. (20 minutes)
b. Sketch a simple nursery shed. (5 minutes)
c. Identify at least 20 different seeds and 10 kinds of other planting materials of
representative agricultural crops. (20 minutes)
d. Given samples of seeds and other planting materials, select quality seeds and
other planting materials. (20 minutes)
e. Perform at least one technique in seed treatment. (10 minutes)
f. Perform one method of seed testing for germination. (10 minutes)
g. Perform at least one method of treating seeds and other planting materials
(application of fungicides, rooting hormones or inoculants). (10 minutes)
h. Prepare and sterilize a mixture of growing medium consisting of garden soil,
compost, and carbonized hull. (30 minutes)
i. Prepare a seedbed, seedling trays/boxes and other containers appropriate to crop
species. (20 minutes)
j. Sow seeds and prick seedlings. Label and arrange accordingly in the nursery. (30
minutes)
k. Perform a hardening technique for seedlings. (10 minutes)
l. Perform at least two asexual propagation techniques. (20 minutes)

2. The assessment shall be based on the units of competency in the Training Regulations
and the Evidence Plan and shall focus on the evidence gathering method below:

 Demonstration/Observation with Oral Questioning

3. The final assessment shall be your responsibility as the Accredited Assessor.

4. Give the candidate feedback on the assessment result. The feedback should
indicate whether the candidate is :
 COMPETENT
 NOT YET COMPETENT

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SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR DEMONSTRATION /
OBSERVATION WITH ORAL QUESTIONING

Qualification : AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC II

Unit of Competency : PERFORM NURSERY OPERATIONS

1. What are the common nursery tools and their specific uses?
Answer:
Digging tools – spade, hoe, spading fork, pick mattock
Propagation tools – pruning shear, pole cutter, budding knife, grafting knife
Other tools – trowel, wheel borrow, dibble, bolo, scissors.
2. What are the factors to be considered in site selection for the nursery shed?
Answer:
- Flat area
- Good drainage
- Near source of water
- Accessible to transport
- Near to the production area
3. What are some of the materials needed in setting-up nursery shed?
Answer:
- Support posts
- Fish nets
- Plastic sheets
- Coconut leaves
- Wooden /bamboo benches
- String/wire
4. What are the characteristics of good quality seeds?
Answer:
- Free from pests, diseases and other damages
- High viability
- Free from mixtures
5. Give at least two techniques in breaking seed dormancy?
Answer:
- Scarification
- Soaking in water
- Hot water treatment
- Acid treatment

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 6. What is the importance of germination test?
Answer:
- To determine the viability of the seed
- To determine the amount of seeds needed for planting
7. Out of 100 seeds, only 65 germinated. What is the percent germination?
Answers: 65 percent
8. Cite at least three components of a growing medium.

Answer:
- Garden soil
- Peat moss
- Saw dust
- Coco coir
- Rice hull/carbonized rice hull
- Compost
- River sand
- Animal manure
9. Give at least two characteristics of good growing medium?
Answer:
- Good aeration
- Good water holding capacity
- Good drainage
- Can supply nutrient
10. Give at least two advantages of asexual propagation?
Answer:
- produce true-to-type plant
- shortened bearing age
- propagate plants that do not produce viable seeds
- propagate disease-free plants
- improve aesthetic value of ornamental plants

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LIST OF FACILITIES, TOOLS, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

A. FACILITIES
1 lot Demo area 500-1000 sq. m.
1 Nursery shed 50-100 sq. m.
B. TOOLS
5 pcs Spade
5 pcs Hoe
5 pcs Spading fork
5 pcs Pruning shear
2 pcs Tree pruner
5 pcs Budding knife
5 pcs Grafting knife
5 pcs Spading fork
1 pcs Wheel barrow
5 pcs Bolo
1 units
Knapsack Sprayer
5 pcs Hand sprayer
2 setsSoil Test Kit
1 unitWeighing scale, 10-kg
capacity
C. SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
10 pairs Petri dish
5 pcs Calculator
1 pc Puncher
Seedling tray with 128
10 pcs
holes
Seedling bags
10 pcs - Small
10 pcs - Medium
10 pcs - Large
Growing media
0.25 sack Compost
0.25 sack Carbonized ricehull
0.25 sack River sand
0.25 sack Coco coir dust
1 bottle Rooting hormone, 120 ml
10 pcs Pentel pen
10 pcs Whiteboard marker
25 m Nylon cord #16

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 5 boxes Seed boxes
10 pcs Ballpen
1 pad Paper
5 pcs Plastic pail, 16 li
3 pcs Measuring tape
2 bottles Insecticide, 120 ml
1 bundle Paper towel
2 pcs Scissors
1 set First aid kit
Assorted vegetable
20 sachets
seeds (20 kinds)
Fruit tree seedlings (2
20 pcs
kinds)
1 kg Urea
1 kg Complete fertilizer
1 kg Fungicide
1 sachet Detergent powder
1 bar Bath soap
10 pcs Round rags

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